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Recommendations for Providing Quality Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clinical Services, 2020

MMWR Recommendations and Reports, 2020
Summary This report (hereafter referred to as STD QCS) provides CDC recommendations to U.S. health care providers regarding quality clinical services for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) for primary care and STD specialty care settings.
R. Barrow, F. Ahmed, G. Bolan, K. Workowski   +3 more
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Syphilis Self-Testing Among Female Sex Workers in China: Implications for Expanding Syphilis Screening

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
BackgroundSyphilis self-testing (SST) may help expand syphilis test uptake among female sex workers. However, there has been no studies on examining SST among female sex workers.
Cheng Wang, Cheng Wang, Xia Li, Xia Li, Yajie Wang, Yajie Wang, Bin Yang, Bin Yang   +7 more
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A Position Statement on Mpox as a Sexually Transmitted Disease

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2022
The global outbreak of mpox virus constituted an international public health emergency. Reports have highlighted (1) a temporal association between sexual activity and mpox, (2) an association between specific sexual practices and location of lesion ...
L. Allan-Blitz, M. Gandhi, P. Adamson, Ina U. Park, G. Bolan, J. Klausner   +5 more
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Social distancing to combat COVID-19 led to a marked decrease in food-borne infections and sexually transmitted diseases in Spain

Journal of Travel Medicine, 2020
Highlight Data from a recent epidemiological surveillance network showed a decrease in the reported number of sexually transmitted diseases and food-borne infections.
R. D. M. Buckley, Elena Trigo, F. D. L. Calle-Prieto, Marta Arsuaga, M. Díaz-Menéndez   +4 more
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The Role of Chemokines in Psoriasis—An Overview

Medicina, 2021
By participating in both the recruitment and activation of T lymphocytes, macrophages and neutrophils at the site of psoriatic inflammation, chemokines play an important role in the pathogenesis of psoriasis and, crucially, may be one indicator of the ...
Natalia Zdanowska, Marta Kasprowicz-Furmańczyk, Waldemar Placek, Agnieszka Owczarczyk-Saczonek   +3 more
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Macrolide and fluoroquinolone associated mutations in Mycoplasma genitalium in a retrospective study of male and female patients seeking care at a STI Clinic in Guangzhou, China, 2016-2018

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background Antimicrobial resistance in M. genitalium is a growing clinical problem. We investigated the mutations associated with macrolide and fluoroquinolone resistance, two commonly used medical regimens for treatment in China.
Wujian Ke, Dongling Li, Lai Sze Tso, Ran Wei, Yinyuan Lan, Zhengyu Chen, Xiaohui Zhang, Liuyuan Wang, Chunmei Liang, Yuying Liao, Huiru Chen, Yahui Liu, Heping Zheng, Ligang Yang   +13 more
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Trends in Nationally Notifiable Sexually Transmitted Disease Case Reports During the US COVID-19 Pandemic, January to December 2020

Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2021
The reported number of nationally notifiable sexually transmitted diseases decreased in March to April 2020 during the US COVID-19 pandemic; however, resurgence of some reported sexually transmitted disease cases occurred later in 2020.
Melissa A. Pagaoa, J. Grey, Elizabeth A Torrone, K. Kreisel, M. Stenger, H. Weinstock   +5 more
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Gonorrhea and chlamydia prevalence in different anatomical sites among men who have sex with men: a cross-sectional study in Guangzhou, China

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2018
Background A high rectal and oropharyngeal sexually transmitted infection (STI) burden has been reported among men who have sex with men (MSM) in many regions, but little data exists on rectal and oropharyngeal STIs among MSM in China.
Li-Gang Yang, Xiao-Hui Zhang, Pei-Zhen Zhao, Zheng-Yu Chen, Wu-Jian Ke, Xu-Qi Ren, Liu-Yuan Wang, Wei-Ying Chen, Joseph D. Tucker   +8 more
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Vaginal Tablets of Metronidazole (750 mg) plus Miconazole Nitrate (200 mg) versus Oral Metronidazole (2 g) for Bacterial Vaginosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Siriraj Medical Journal, 2021
Objective: To compare the cure rates, side effects, satisfaction, and recurrence rates of bacterial vaginosis (BV) in women having vaginal tablets of metronidazole (750 mg) plus miconazole (200 mg)—the “NPF group”—versus oral metronidazole (2 g)—the “MET
Manopchai Thamkhantho, Chenchit Chayachinda, Chanita Lertaroonchai   +2 more
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Perspectives and challenges for mother-to-child transmission of HIV, hepatitis B, and syphilis in Brazil

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundEliminating mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV, hepatitis B, and syphilis is a challenge in Brazil. Many policies have been implemented since 1986, but important gaps remain. This study aimed to describe the trends of MTCT in Brazil and
Angelica E. Miranda, Angelica E. Miranda, Patricia C. Santos, Ronaldo A. Coelho, Ana Roberta P. Pascom, Leonor Henriette de Lannoy, Leonor Henriette de Lannoy, Ana Cristina Garcia Ferreira, Pamela Cristina Gaspar, Pamela Cristina Gaspar, Ethel Leonor Maciel, Ethel Leonor Maciel, Draurio Barreira, Gerson Fernando Mendes Pereira   +13 more
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